Study finds higher early pension uptake among households maintaining retirement income
A Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs report found early public-pension uptake of 26.5% among households maintaining or increasing their pre-retirement median income, versus 18.1% among those whose income fell below half that level. Average monthly public-pension receipts were 1.918 million won and 527,000 won, respectively. The amounts cover all household members and multiple public-pension schemes, not just individual early National Pension benefits.